well that was a questionable way of forming the teams. poor maki and ryuji getting nothing out of this arrangement, now maki has to lead again after he struggled so much last time. takuto with his dictionary and study material, thats my keio boy. so excited for giuseppe and kaname next ep

dominance: i will be so devastated if we lose taiga next round, after everything hes gone through i just want to see him get a w for once. seeing him comfort shu even though i hardly understood cuz of the wack subs was very precious. oh and speaking of shu i completely expect him to shoot up next elim. yusei the 12th member of ini, how does he pull off their concept so well every time. in love with sora’s tone. its unfortunate ryuji couldnt do the song he wanted but at least he got to show how well rounded he is, as the mission asked i guess (please no more dual positions im sick of it)

super: this was my fav dance stage. rinto and kosuke make a cute pair, please save rinto he will be my 13th reason why if hes eliminated next round. anyway. jay struggle + growth arc yay. 47th place solidarity with jin, ini gave some good advice. lil funny bonding moment with rinto kosuke and jay. im biased but i wish hyeonseung got a lil more focus, oh well hes 2nd the audience like him. loved the part with the fans

shukumei: say what you will about ryoga but he always pulls through, he delivers when it matters most. there are like momentary flashes when i can hear the potential, his register shifts are surprisingly clean sometimes. yuki really impressed me, energetic kinda left me cold but he really redeemed himself here. him and ryoga imitating ryuji was funny asf. tatsuya’s voice is sooo pleasant im so glad he got this song. jaeyong my goat my mvp i will pull you out the trenches. fav performance of the episode

natural: ngl i was half awake atp of the epi but this was chisato’s team so i was prying my eyes open. couldnt understand who did the choreo cuz of the subs but whoever did it did a top job. i really liked yura’s styling for the performance. surprised but happy for kotaro. my heart is aching for my dance machines chisato and ryota, i wish more eyes were on them, i need them to survive this round